KG9NZ
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I'm wondering if it would be possible to detect GPS satellites using "standard" receiver equipment. Here is what I propose. Take a scanner with 10.7 MHz IF output and tune it to the GPS frequency. Take the IF output and mix it (say, using a SA602 mixer) with the 1023kHz sequence for an overhead satellite (determined using a satellite tracking program). That sequence can be generated using a crystal oscillator, shift register, and a few gates. Connect a SW receiver to the output of the mixer (tuned to 10.7 MHz) and hear the 50Hz data from the satellite. Maybe even decode it using a sound card. I have the equipment necessary to try this. I'm curious as to whether anyone else has tried something similar, as well as your thoughts on whether this is likely to work or not.
Thanks,
Frank
Thanks,
Frank